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Pileated Woodpecker (M)
Size - 16 to 19 inches long
Habitat - Mature forests with large trees.
Nesting - The eggs are laid in a dead tree trunk or limb in a stand of living trees, 15 to 70 feet above the ground.
Eggs - 3 to 8, white. Incubation about 18 days, by both sexes.
Food - Mainly ants and other wood-boring insects; also berries. |
Pileated Woodpecker (Fe)
Size - 16 to 19 inches long
Habitat - Mature forests with large trees.
Nesting - The eggs are laid in a dead tree trunk or limb in a stand of living trees, 15 to 70 feet above the ground.
Eggs - 3 to 8, white. Incubation about 18 days, by both sexes.
Food - Mainly ants and other wood-boring insects; also berries. |
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Hairy Woodpecker (Fe)
Size - 8 1/2 - 10 inches long
Habitat - Mature forests, orchards, and parks.
Nesting - The nest is a bed of wood chips in a cavity excavated 3-55 feet above the ground in a dead limb of a live tree.
Eggs - 3 to 6, white. Incubation about 14 days, by both parents. Young leave the nest in 28-30 days.
Food - Seeds, berries, and wood-boring insects. |
Hairy Woodpecker (M)
Size - 8 1/2 - 10 inches long
Habitat - Mature forests, orchards, and parks.
Nesting - The nest is a bed of wood chips in a cavity excavated 3-55 feet above the ground in a dead limb of a live tree.
Eggs - 3 to 6, white. Incubation about 14 days, by both parents. Young leave the nest in 28-30 days.
Food - Seeds, berries, and wood-boring insects. |
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Reference source: "North American Birds" Reader's Digest
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